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<?php
$curr_month = date("m");
echo "$curr_month<br><br>";
$month = array (1=>"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");
$select = "<select name=\"month\">\n";
foreach ($month as $key => $val) {
    $select .= "\t<option val=\"".$key."\"";
    if ($key == $curr_month) {
        $select .= " selected=\"selected\">".$val."</option>\n";
    } else {
        $select .= ">".$val."</option>\n";
    }
}
$select .= "</select>";
echo $select;
print("<br><br><br>")
?>
<?php
    print strtotime("22nd December 1979");
    print strtotime("22 Dec. 1979 17:30");
    print strtotime("1979/12/22");
?>
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